Hi, Folks -

Wikipedia says:

"How Blue Can You Get" (alternatively "Downhearted") is a blues song first recorded by Johnny Moore's Three Blazers in 1949. It is a slow twelve-bar blues that jazz critic Leonard Feather and his wife, Jane Feather, are credited with writing.[1] The song has been recorded by several blues and other artists. In 1964, it was a hit for B.B. King and became a staple of his live shows.

From 1972, here's B. B. King (1925-2015) performing at Sing Sing Prison, with "How Blue Can You Get". Word has it King considered this one of this best performances. :)

Thanks to YouTuber David Hoffman (who, along with producer Harry Wiland and team, made the documentary from which this clip is drawn, "Live at Sing Sing Prison").

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https://youtu.be/LWLAAzOBoBI

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--hobie